Hundreds of low-income, disabled and veteran residents of an East Colfax motel face homelessness after they say that a landlord “astronomically” raised room prices without any notice of the change in rates, before demanding their eviction. Now residents of the King’s Inn Motor Hotel — some of whom have lived in…
Editor’s note: How do people survive in Denver, where the cost of living is rising, with no end in sight? We spoke with a few people who make different income amounts about how they make it in the Mile High. Read part one of the series here. Cliff Johnson, 26…
New Colorado theft data reveals that three of the five most stolen vehicles in the state are trucks. This marks the most top-five appearances by pickups in at least three years.
It’s been more than nine months since the Denver Broncos were officially granted naming rights to Mile High Stadium following the bankruptcy of Sports Authority, the company that previously held them. Thus far, no business has stepped in to fill the void, and while a marketing expert believes a rights agreement will likely be reached prior to the start of the 2017-2018 regular season, he thinks smaller, less stable firms should stay away lest they suffer the same fate as Sports Authority, whose doom, he says, was hastened by the deal.
Elyssa McCreight, 32, has been identified as the victim of a fatal June 5 rafting accident on an Eagle County portion of the upper Colorado River known as Boneyard Rapids. She’s the second person to die rafting in Colorado this season, following a death on April 30, and one of two people killed on a state waterway over a two-day period. Bryan Reim was swept away at the Potholes, a popular western Colorado recreation site, on June 3.
Killmer, Lane & Newman, a well-known civil rights law firm, has joined a class action lawsuit filed on behalf of thousands of homeless persons suing the City of Denver over its sweeps of homeless encampments. David Lane, a partner of the firm, calls the case an “extremely uphill battle” but is…
Editor’s note: How do people survive in Denver, where the cost of living is rising, with no end in sight? We spoke with a few people who make different income amounts about how they make it in the Mile High. Austin Richard, 28 Job: applications software support specialist Salary: $50,000…
Known for its large population of refugees and immigrants (roughly 70,000 people), the city of Aurora is also home to a number of nonprofits, such as Project Worthmore, that help arrivals from around the world settle into life in Colorado. Soon, Aurora’s international community will have another resource at its…
Kevin Lyons has been sentenced for the April 2016 killing of Dr. Kenneth Atkinson and the wounding of two women, including his wife. Atkinson’s widow asked the judge in the case to impose the heaviest punishment possible, and he came as close as he could without imposing the death penalty, which prosecutors reluctantly chose not to seek.
This year’s Western Conservative Summit traditionally draws many of the biggest names in Republican politics, including Donald Trump, who was among the headliners last year when he was the GOP presidential nominee. But thus far, neither Trump nor any key members of his team have confirmed that they’ll attend the 2017 version, scheduled to take place July 21-23 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, prompting organizers to launch a Twitter campaign intended to use the power of the President’s favorite social media tool to get him and his closest helpers to commit.
Bryan Reim, 35, reportedly drowned on Saturday, June 3, a day after sharing a post about high water on Facebook. He’s one of two people to die in a two-day period on a Colorado waterway. The other death involved a tragic rafting accident, as did the season’s first drowning back on April 30.
A 56-year-old marijuana rookie wants to know how to start with edibles. Our Stoner has the answer.
Governor John Hickenlooper signed a bill into law today, June 5, that allows women to fill up to a year’s worth of birth control with a single prescription. The law requires that healthcare insurers extend the current prescription limit of three months to twelve months in order to reduce pregnancies resulting from gaps between birth control prescriptions.
A spectacular truck crash in Bailey that ended with the rig landing in the Platte River took place moments ago in an area near the scene of an accident involving another semi that destroyed a popular winery last year.
On Friday, June 2, Mayor Hancock accepted an invitation to visit a tiny home village that’s being constructed at 38th and Walnut streets, in RiNo. During his visit, which was closed to the media, the Mayor donned a construction hat and engaged in candid conversations with villagers who voiced concerns…
The eighth annual Hemp History Week, which runs from June 5 through June 11, is a national, grassroots effort pushing to restore support for industrial hemp farming in America. And the Denver-based Industrial Hemp Research Foundation is doing its bit by putting on the Grateful Hearts Unite for Hemp fundraiser on June 9, which coincides with the Dead & Company concert at Boulder’s Folsom Field.
Over Memorial Day weekend police issued 17 citations to peddlers at Coors Field for allegedly violating city regulations.
No one wants downtown Denver to become one big parking lot, but we’d welcome anything that would make finding a treasured empty space easier — because on a Friday night, it’s hard to imagine that there are 43,000 off-street parking spaces downtown. Now the city has teamed up with Parkmobile, an…
Monica Abeyta, thirty, was arrested on Saturday, June 3, in Colorado Springs after her three-year-old son shot his two-year-old brother. At last report, the injured child was in stable condition following the latest incident of children from Colorado being hurt or killed after finding an unsecured gun. Here are five additional examples as seen in excerpts from our previous coverage, as well as additional details about the Abeyta matter.
The Colorado Department of Agriculture, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and the Occupational Safety and Health Association are teaming up to host a health-and-safety course for marijuana employees this summer, as the industry continues to grow and add more workers. No, this isn’t anything like Steven Seagal training…
Former Denver Broncos star Peyton Manning, one of the most popular athletes in Colorado and across the country, is receiving unexpected backlash after reports that he joined President Donald Trump for a golf game, with many online commentators making reference to claims that the retired quarterback had pressed his naked buttocks into a trainer’s face during his days at the University of Tennessee.
It’s a beautiful late spring day in Colorado, a good time to get to one of the festivals in town or head to open space, where you can stop, smell the wild roses and forget the challenges of living in Denver.
